Brewers halt Pirates streak, 6-3

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Pittsburgh's Jeromy Burnitz grounded into game-ending, bases-loaded, double play.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bill Hall hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for only the second time in their last nine tries, 6-3, Tuesday night.

Doug Davis pitched seven innings, Corey Hart homered and Tony Graffanino added a two-run double for the Brewers, who snapped Pittsburgh's four-game winning streak.

Trailing 6-3, the Pirates loaded the bases with one out in the ninth against Francisco Cordero, but Jeromy Burnitz grounded into a game-ending double play.

Milwaukee was down 3-2 in the eighth when Graffanino doubled and Prince Fielder singled off Damaso Marte (0-6), putting runners at the corners. Kevin Mench's weak groundout against Salomon Torres drove in Graffanino, and Hall's single scored Fielder for a 4-3 lead.

Graffanino added a two-run double in the ninth. Cordero got three outs for his seventh save in nine opportunities since being acquired by the Brewers from Texas on July 28.

Bautista gives Bucs the lead

Jose Bautista's two-run homer in the seventh gave the Pirates a 3-2 edge. It was their first home run with a runner on base in three weeks.

Pittsburgh's Tom Gorzelanny left with the lead after his fourth consecutive solid start but did not factor in the decision.

Hart, Fielder and Damian Miller each had two hits and a run for the Brewers.

The Pirates scored in the first inning after two runners reached on balls that deflected off infielders' gloves and barely left the infield. Joe Randa followed with a sacrifice fly to score Chris Duffy.

Hart hit his second home run into the Brewers' bullpen in left-center with two outs in the second, tying the game at 1.

The Brewers took a 2-1 lead in the third when Miller hit a leadoff double, went to third on Davis' sacrifice and scored on an error by second baseman Jose Castillo.

Gorzelanny fielded Davis' bunt and threw late to third. Freddy Sanchez then threw to first to get the slow-footed Davis, but Castillo mishandled the ball, allowing Miller to score on the play.

The Pirates played without Jason Bay and Jack Wilson, who was hit on the hand by a pitch Monday. Bay sat out his second straight game with a strained hamstring.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006